"Wickerman" is track three on the Hungry Lights studio album "Heavy Is The Crown." Remember that this is a summary, not the entire story! It is like 10% of what is actually going on—just the skeleton. It is a rough translation of what is literally going on in the lyrics. There is also a figurative story that is taking place at the same time which goes much deeper and does not involve the fictional character Prill, but that is up to you to find :) It is much easier to discover the hidden meaning when you grasp a decent understanding of the literal meaning first. These are your puzzle pieces, and I highly suggest you study them before pursuing the next albums in the sequence, otherwise emotion and information will be lost, therefore connections will be missed!

Compared to other Hungry Lights songs Justin has written, "Wickerman" seems to be very straightforward. The song continues with the regret and self-loathing from "Contempt," but this time Prill accepts responsibility for his actions. Despite looking around for something/someone else to blame everything on, he can see that only he is at fault. What is he going to do about it? Sitting around and doing nothing is adding to the feeling of being burned alive from the inside out, and Prill thinks that it might be too late to stop it.

Over the last eight years, to escape the constant self reprimanding and hate, Prill has distracted himself with gambling and drinking. On this particular day, he decides to partake in these activities, and he seems to have gained a winning streak (although the line, "and i learned a few tricks" suggests he might be cheating). It is made clear that the people Prill is gambling with become rather upset over his constant winning, but that does not stop the overzealous sea hunter from playing again and again and again. Soon enough, Prill decides to stop playing whatever card game he starts with, and the lyrics suggest he moves to shoot craps.

Prill bets higher and higher as his streak of luck continues, and then eventually the catalyst shows up. The mysterious man plays against Prill and makes a bet that Prill cannot possibly pay, but Prill is arrogant as always, and he thinks his luck (or cheating) will persist. The next section of lyrics, he expresses that he lost. Whether he lost because he was luck ran out or because he was not able to cheat anymore is undetermined, but he acknowledges that he was greedy and that he made a mistake. But hindsight does not really help him with his problem...

After the devastating blow to his ego, reality strikes Prill as the fight or flight reaction kicks in. Prill chooses to fight, then stands up and brandishes a gun—threatening to kill Zhin. Prill essentially freaks out, his emotions get the best of him, and then a gunshot is audibly heard at the end of the song.